Overview

The Attribution Report enables you to generate a report detailing compliance information on open source software components that are managed in WhiteSource Mend products and projects.        

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• Library: Name of the library.

• Product: Name of the product where the library is used.

• Project: Name of the project where the library is used.

• Licenses: The library's license. If the library is licensed under multiple licenses, the report will display Multiple licenses.

• Primary Attribute: The value of the organization's primary attribute for the library.

• Custom Attribute: The value of the selected custom attribute for the library.

• Notice: Indicates whether a notice file is included for the library.

  • ✔ - The library includes a notice.

  • ✖ - The library does not include a notice.

  •  Click the icon for a specific library to open the Set Notice pop-up window (see the Setting Notices section).

• Copyright: Indicates whether a copyright statement is included for the library.

  • ✔ - The library includes a copyright.

  • ✖ - The library does not include a copyright.

  • Click the icon for a specific library to open the Set Copyrights pop-up window (see the Setting Copyrights section).

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• Custom: Create a custom copyright by doing the following:

  • Select the relevant years

  • Specify the copyright's Author

  • Specify the copyright's Organization

  • Add any relevant additional comments.

• Template: Use a copyright template that was previously uploaded by selecting it from the dropdown menu. To upload a new template, click Create new template and select a .txt file to use as a template.

• None: Revert back to the copyright assigned by WhiteSourceMend.

Performing Actions on the Report

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• Header: An optional header to include in the report.

• Footer: An optional footer to include in the report.

• Include summary: Include a summary of the report at the top.

• Include versions: Include the versions column in the report. 

• If a license reference cannot be obtained:

  • Leave license blank: The license text field will display: "Licensing details could not be obtained."

  • Reference generic license: A generic license text will be shown.

• License text placement:

  • Appendix: The Licenses section will contain a link to the license text in the Appendix.

  • Licensing section: The license text will be displayed in the Licenses section.

The exported report will reflect your selected filters and preferences.

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